Ahead of tomorrow’s Google Home and Nest revamp, Amazon today laid out a collection of new Ring and Blink hardware, Echo speakers, and introduced a clever new AI feature that helps locate lost dogs. Starting with the camera hardware, Amazon is introducing new options from both its Ring and Blink brands. For Ring, this includes new “Retinal Vision” cameras with …
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Samsung has three new flagships on the way for next year, but not all of them are seeing revolutionary changes. While the usual base model gains a new suffix and the typical ‘Plus’ model is getting replaced by a slimmer smartphone, it’s looking like the Galaxy S26 Ultra is an evolution on what came before. The folks at Android Headlines, …
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The first is the Blink Outdoor 2K+, a wireless camera with crystal-clear 2K video resolution, 4x zoom capability, enhanced low-light performance, audio with noise-cancelling two-way talk, and smart notifications like person and vehicle detection (with a Blink Subscription Plus Plan). It’s also equipped with Blink’s signature long-lasting battery life—thanks to the company’s custom silicon chip technology—plus Blink Weather Shield, giving …
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Many of the key components needed to get Samsung‘s next big thing(s) done are just about ready to enter mass production, according to a fresh Korean media report translated here, which means that a lot of the recently rumored Galaxy S26 Pro, S26 Edge, and S26 Ultra characteristics have been finalized and are no longer subject to change or any …
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Apple today released iOS 26.0.1 and iPadOS 26.0.1, the first updates to the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 operating systems that came out earlier this week. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. According to Apple’s release notes for the update, iOS 26.0.1 addresses a bug …
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Summary of the official Oppo Find X9 camera specs A summary of all the camera specs for the two new Hasselblad flagships mentioned in teasers so far can be found on Weibo, integrated below in machine translation. The highlights in bullet points: 4th-generation True Chroma sensor (Danxia Color Lens) Sony LYT-828 main camera Hasselblad 8K Ultra Clear Photos (photos captured …
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Telemacro differences The video also highlights telemacro performance. On the iPhone 17 Pro, the required distance to the subject is about 100 cm or 39 inches, which makes true macro shots practically impossible. On the Xiaomi 17 Pro, this distance is only 20 cm or 7.9 inches, while 30 cm or 11.8 inches suffice for the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. …
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“Apple’s Camera Knows Where You’re Looking”: iPhone 17 Tracks Your Face While Video Calls Become Surveillance Tools Without Warning Rude Baguette I tested the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max for two weeks, and I’m in love CNN Apple’s iPhone 17 Line Wins By Returning the Focus to Hardware Bloomberg.com The T-Mobile “Apple iPhone 17 On Us” Deals Explained IGN iPhone 17 …
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Two weeks ago, when the new iPhone 17 family was announced, the iPhone 17 Pro got my attention: and how could it not? I’m a big fan of mobile photography – I just love how far we’ve come in terms of hardware and software when it comes to the cameras in these compact gadgets of ours. The iPhone 17 Pro …
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What you need to know OnePlus unveils the OnePlus 15 featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset at Qualcomm’s Summit. The device boasts a revamped vertical camera design and ultra-high 165 Hz refresh rate display. Could be launching in the U.S. on November 13, the OnePlus 15 offers a 7,300 mAh battery and OxygenOS 16. OnePlus pulled the curtain …
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